Kilo Lingo

meet

/miːt/

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Translation

To come together with someone in the same place, often for the first time.

Word origin

From Old English metan, meaning to find or come upon someone.

Origin
Old English
Root
metan

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (meet, meets, met)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

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"Meet" means to come together at the door.

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"Meets" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Met" is the past form of "meet".

When you meet someone, you come to the same place at the same time. You can meet a friend for lunch, or meet a new person and learn their name.

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This word is part of lesson 6.